Dismissing claims of Vedic priest that the fumes from fire pits produced rains, Ramachandraiah said it lacked scientific validity. Meanwhile, Raja Raja, general secretary of a science group called ...

As a multi-year drought worsens across war-torn Syria and neighboring Iraq, residents in northeastern Syria revived a decades-old tradition in the hopes of boosting rainfall, which would provide ...

Anantapur villagers performed a unique traditional ritual for rain in Kottalapalli village, treating a decorated dog as a form of Katamayya. The villagers offered flowers, coconuts and food, and ...

Organized by the village’s women, the ritual involves collecting foodstuffs from households, preparing a special rain-requesting soup in the mosque, offering collective prayers and supplications, and ...

The Gangneung Danoje Preservation Association holds a rain ritual at Daegwallyeong Sanshindang and Daegwallyeong Guksaseonghwangsa shrines in Pyeongchang County, Gangwon Province, Saturday. The ...

In a village in Telangana's Jangaon district, residents performed the traditional Kappathalli Aata ritual to invoke rainfall as farmers continue to face severe distress due to a prolonged dry spell ...